*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $75. Additional items from +$15.
When junk keeps piling up, it turns into one more thing on a busy week. Book LoadUp, see your real price upfront, and get it hauled off fast, so Smoke Rise feels roomy again.
You search for options, call the county to ask what gets picked up, request a few hauler quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. Weeks slip by, and the junk is still sitting in the garage.
Smoke Rise is unincorporated, so there's no town-run bulk program to call. Where county or nearby municipal pickup schedules exist, they often come with item limits, set collection dates, and the job of dragging everything to the road yourself, which is tough on a sloped, wooded lot.
Many haulers want to come out and look before they'll give you a number, which means taking time off from a weekday commute. Then the price depends on how full the truck gets, so you don't really know what you'll pay until the work is done.
Donation centers need items that are clean, working, and ready to sell, and that makes sense. Stained upholstery, broken appliances, and old exercise equipment usually get turned away. You still have to load and haul everything there yourself, and some of it might come right back home.
For clearing out one basement or one spare room, a roll-off container is more than you need. You have to book delivery and pickup, and the heavy box may scuff your driveway or sit there for days. You also still do all the lifting and tossing yourself.
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Most companies charge by truck space, and the price often changes on arrival. LoadUp charges by item, based on exactly what you're removing.
Across all options, not just ours: a real breakdown of what Smoke Rise residents typically pay, so you know what's fair before you book.
Sofas, dressers, bed frames, tables, and more hauled away with ease.
Available in twin, full, queen, king, and California king sizes.
Covers refrigerators, washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, water heaters, and more.
Whole-property cleanouts for moves, estates, evictions, and renovations.
TVs, monitors, computers, printers, stereo equipment, and small electronics.
Includes treadmills, ellipticals, weight benches, stationary bikes, and home gym systems.
Add a single bulky item like a piano, hot tub, or safe to your booking.
Mixed everyday items including broken goods, old decor, and accumulated clutter.
Bagged trash, loose debris, and general household waste of all kinds.
Covers drywall, lumber, tile, fixtures, and mixed demolition scrap.
Includes branches, brush, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic yard waste.
Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cubicle panels, and other office items included.
Moving boxes, shipping cartons, and leftover packing cardboard.
First item includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on. *See Smoke Rise's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loaders carry treadmills up basement stairs and across sloped, tree-lined yards with care. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Smoke Rise after each job.
If you can set old patio furniture or bagged brush at the driveway before your I-65 commute, curbside keeps things simple. For a basement freezer or a garage packed wall to wall, choose full-service so your Loaders carry everything out from where it sits.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $75 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $70 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before 2 PM | from $85 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $75 |
| Multi-item pickup | Bundle & save | Add-on items in the same pickup for less | from +$15 |
| Item add-on | Optional | Bundle with your junk pickup | from +$15 |
| Full cleanout | Volume discount | Entire room junk removal | Custom |
| Disassembly service | Optional add-on | Large or difficult-to-move items | Custom |
* Starting prices. Final price confirmed by ZIP code and pickup conditions. Volume discounts applied automatically.
After a week of I-65 commuting, the last thing you need is a weekend of borrowed trucks and dump runs for that old sectional. Your Loaders handle the lifting, carrying, and loading, and they genuinely like showing up for Smoke Rise neighbors who have already given the week enough.
Bulky items pile up fast on larger lots, and what happens after pickup matters. In Smoke Rise, your Loaders sort each item by condition, so usable things are kept out of the landfill when local options allow.
Furniture, sports gear, and household goods that are clean and in good shape may be set aside for donation by your Loaders when possible and where available. Donation is not guaranteed and carries no paperwork.
Items that are worn or damaged but not donatable, like metal frames, old appliances, or scrap lumber, may be recycled when local options allow. Your Loaders sort and load them separately for that purpose.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or contaminated bulky items, such as a water-ruined sofa or a broken mattress, are responsibly handled through licensed disposal channels. Your Loaders do the lifting and loading, and no stop at the dump is needed on your part.
Open burning the wrong material can bring an ADEM fine, and a backyard dump site can force a documented cleanup, so here is how disposal works in Smoke Rise and Blount County.
ADEM treats roofing materials and other construction debris as regulated solid waste that may only go to a permitted landfill. If the agency finds an unauthorized dump on a property, the owner must remove the material and show proof of proper disposal.
When burning is allowed, ADEM limits it to vegetation from land clearing or yard upkeep, such as leaves and limbs. The fire must be at least 500 feet from an occupied dwelling. Furniture, mattresses, and household garbage cannot go on the pile.
Blount County contracts with Republic Services for residential pickup. Households outside municipal limits can ask Republic Services for the county's contracted rate if their bill does not already reflect it. Town residents may have separate municipal pricing.
Alabama's environmental agency says scrap tires should not sit out in the rain for more than 30 days without precautions like mosquito spraying, because standing water breeds pests. Storing more than 100 scrap tires on one property requires ADEM approval.
The county transfer station in Hayden takes household garbage plus tree and yard debris, but it does not accept hazardous material. Anything in that category from a garage or shed cleanout needs a separate disposal route from the rest of the load.
Alabama's open burning rule specifically bans burning paper and cardboard, along with plastics, vinyl, insulation, rubber, and painted or treated wood. A backyard fire of packing boxes after a move is not allowed, even in rural parts of Blount County.
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(678) 884-4738Not safely. Smoke Rise is unincorporated Blount County, so there is no city bulk pickup crew to collect it. Piles left on roadsides can be treated as illegal dumping under Alabama law. Confirm what your trash hauler takes before setting anything out.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Smoke Rise starts at $75, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, and each additional item is a flat add-on charge. The exact total is confirmed before booking.
Sometimes. Availability depends on Loader schedules near the I-65 and US-31 corridor and on the time you book. Entering your address during booking shows the real openings for your location, including same-day and next-day slots.
Not for curbside or driveway pickups, since items can be left out with access notes. For items inside the home or garage, someone should be there, or you can leave entry instructions at booking. Your Loader sends a heads-up before arriving.
Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, and batteries usually can't go in household trash or a standard haul. Oversized or heavy loads often need a landfill or transfer station trip too. Check Blount County's current disposal rules before you plan.
Loaders aim to donate usable items and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance at local charities and facilities. Items that can't be reused or recycled go to an appropriate disposal facility. Outcomes vary by item condition.
Pick your items and address online, choose a time window, and see the full price before you confirm. On pickup day your Loader arrives, removes the items, and handles the loading. You don't need to haul anything to the truck yourself.
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